Definitions for sounding

Definitions for (noun) sounding

Main entry: sounding

Definition: the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)


Main entry: sounding

Definition: a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line


Definitions for (adj) sounding

Main entry: sounding

Definition: making or having a sound as specified; used as a combining form

Usage: harsh-sounding


Main entry: sounding

Definition: having volume or deepness

Usage: sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal; the sounding cataract haunted me like a passion- Wordsworth


Main entry: looking, sounding

Definition: appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms

Usage: left their clothes dirty looking; a most disagreeable looking character; angry-looking; liquid-looking; severe-looking policemen on noble horses; fine-sounding phrases; taken in by high-sounding talk


Visual thesaurus for sounding